The angle of the lead pelican, plunging into the Pacific in search of a fish dinner, echoes the diagonal thrust of the “Gods Rays” clouds in the background. I was able to freeze the tip of its beak just before it overlaps the horizon, to give the image much tension. I made dozens of images of silhouetted diving pelicans off Mission Beach just before sunset each evening during our two week visit, but this one best melded my choices in light, time, and space together to express the essence of the concept.